Renewable energy for more than half Wales’ homes
Awel y Môr Offshore Wind Farm has won government support and is now moving towards construction and a final investment decision, having been successful in Contracts for Difference Auction Round Seven.
The Awel y Môr Offshore Wind Farm is being developed by RWE on behalf of project partners for an area of seabed to the west of the existing Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm; at its nearest point, approximately 10.5km off the Welsh coast in the Irish Sea.
The project secured its necessary marine licences and a development consent order in 2023
Once completed it will generate power equivalent to the needs of more than half of Wales’ homes, as well as creating opportunities throughout its construction, operation, and eventual decommissioning phases.
About RWE
the UK’s leading energy generator
RWE is the UK’s leading energy generator and also the biggest renewable energy operator in Wales, with more than 20 years’ experience in offshore wind. We generate one third of all of Wales’ renewable electricity from our offshore and onshore wind farms as well as our hydro sites.
We also run our highly-regarded UK wind turbine technician apprenticeship scheme – right here in north Wales – in conjunction with Grŵp Llandrillo Menai, based at their new multi-million pound engineering centre in Rhyl.
How the project came about
& where are we now
In February 2017 The Crown Estate invited operators of existing UK offshore wind farms for expressions of interest regarding the possible extension of their projects. including Gwynt y Môr.
In January 2026 the project secured a route to market, its Contract for Difference, as part of Auction Round 7, and is currently working towards its Final Investment Decision (FID)
The Awel y Môr project then entered development and, after extensive consultation and a six-month Examination process, received consent from UK Government in September 2023, with its necessary marine licences awarded soon after by Natural Resources Wales on behalf of the Welsh Government.
Even more of our energy needs to be obtained from renewable resources.
get in touch
contact us
Phone: 0800 1978232
Email: awelymor@rwe.com
Write to us at:
Awel y Môr Offshore Wind Farm
RWE Renewables UK
Windmill Hill Business Park
Whitehill Way
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN5 6PB